Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 75 | 77 | 75 | 133 | 171 | 222 | 241 | 215 | 189 | 2980 | 1331 | 2091 | 1605 | 2441 | 4000 | 3907 | 5876 | 2677 | 3429 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57AM1.74m | 5:20PM1.79m | 5:41AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53PM0.28m | 11:10AM0.24m | 11:37PM0.27m | 11:57AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 75 | 77 | 75 | 133 | 171 | 222 | 241 | 215 | 189 | 18 | 16 | 643 | 1605 | 1695 | 1565 | 2322 | 2633 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNW 5 | N 4 | S 16 | NNW 4 | SE 12 | NE 8 | S 16 | NE 8 | S 14 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 70 | 73 | 59 | 44 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 183 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 343 | 9 | 515 | 5 | 13 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | N 4 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 53 | 33 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | W 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | W 4 | — | NNW 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 6 | — | 8 | 2980 | 1331 | 2091 | — | 2441 | 4000 | 3907 | 5876 | 2677 | 3429 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 13 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 71 | 35 | 13 | 171 |
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